<!-- Collection of code snippets by Arne Vajhøj -->
<!-- posted to eksperten.dk, usenet and other places (2002-now) -->
<?php
function mik_date($locale, $t, $format, $stripchars = null, $skipstart = 0, $skipend = -100) {
    $idf = new IntlDateFormatter($locale, $format, IntlDateFormatter::NONE);
    if($stripchars != null) {
        $pattern = $idf->getPattern();
        $pattern = substr(preg_replace('/[' . $stripchars . ']/', '', $pattern), $skipstart, -$skipend);
        $idf->setPattern($pattern);
    }
    return $idf->format($t);
}

$t = time();
echo mik_date('da_DK', $t, IntlDateFormatter::LONG) . "\r\n";
echo mik_date('en_US', $t, IntlDateFormatter::LONG) . "\r\n";
echo mik_date('da_DK', $t, IntlDateFormatter::LONG, 'y,') . "\r\n";
echo mik_date('en_US', $t, IntlDateFormatter::LONG, 'y,') . "\r\n";
echo mik_date('da_DK', $t, IntlDateFormatter::SHORT) . "\r\n";
echo mik_date('en_US', $t, IntlDateFormatter::SHORT) . "\r\n";
echo mik_date('da_DK', $t, IntlDateFormatter::SHORT, 'y', 0, 1) . "\r\n";
echo mik_date('en_US', $t, IntlDateFormatter::SHORT, 'y', 0, 1) . "\r\n";
?>